DSMP oneshots

Its okay [Beeduo angst]

He smiled fondly at the baby zombie Piglin sleeping in his bed.

Ranboo always loved tucking Michael in. Especially since he's been spending less time with his adopted son lately. He didn't mean to, but with all the chaos going on with Wilbur and Quackity's little feud, he's been a bit preoccupied.

"Hey, uh, Ranboo?" He heard Tubbo's voice from the trapdoor behind him. "Can we talk?"

Ranboo turned. "Uh, sure." He said, getting up, and climbing the ladder down to the main room. Tubbo was sitting down, fidgeting with his ring.

Ranboo sat down in a chair near his. "You okay?"

Tubbo was silent for a moment. He didn't take his eyes off the golden ring in between his thumb and index finger. His eyes were glossed with tears, Ranboo noticed.

"Tubbo...?"

At that, Tubbo choked down a sob, tears streaming down his face. "I-I'm sorry..."

"F-for what?" Ranboo asked, both his face and tone riddled with confusion and worry.

"I-I can't pretend anymore..." Tubbo explained. "We both knew that this...t-this wasn't meant to l-last..."

At that, Tubbo set the ring down, and slid it towards Ranboo. He was full on sobbing now, something he hardly did.

Ranboo frowned, picking up the golden band. "Tubbo...?"

"I-I'm sor-ry for l-lying...for saying you were enough...for saying that you made me ha-happy..." He sobbed. "I'm sorry for e-everythin-ing I-I've done. I know I'm a giant piece of shit for saying tha-that. Saying that I'd want to spend my life with you. I can only imagine how hurt you must feel right now, and I'm sorry..."

"Tubbo..."

"I tried. I-I really did. I tried to put truth into my words. I tried to convince myself that you were enough. That you did make me happy. And it worked for a bit...but I can't lie anymore. Now that I feel like I have an actual purpose, it just doesn't work anymore...I-I'm so so so sorry, Ranboo, I—"

"Tubbo, it's okay..." Ranboo said, smiling sadly, holding onto Tubbo's hands. "I-I get it. I knew that this whole marriage thing would inevitably end in disaster, especially because of the shallow reasons we married. It's okay, if you want to divorce, I won't stop you."

Tubbo looked at him, dumbfounded. "W-what...? I-if i we're you, i would've been crying and begging me to stay. Why..."

"Because I know you. You're someone that denies they're hurting until it's too late. And, while you won't admit it, you're the type of person that clings on to someone or an idea, as long as it'll give you a semblance of happiness, false or not. If us being married hurts you in any way, I'll make the sacrifice and let you go."

The two were silent for a long while. Tubbo's face was wet with tears at this point.

"Doesn't that hurt?" Tubbo asked quietly. "Letting go of someone you love?"

Ranboo shrugged. "Of course it does. I mean, just knowing that you want a divorce is shattering my heart into pieces. But I know that this pain would be temporary. I know that these scars will heal over time, especially if we continue to be friends afterwards. Just because I'm willing to let you go doesn't mean it doesn't hurt, it just means that I'm mature enough to know that everything must come to an end, especially if it'll mean that one of us is happier in the end."

"What about Michael...?"

Ranboo shrugged. "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, though...I think he should stay here with you. I think we both know he's safer here than he would be at my place."

Tubbo nodded, gently pulling his hands away and hugging himself. Ranboo smiled sadly before getting up.

"We can continue this conversation in the morning," Ranboo said, staring out the window. "Right now, I suggest you get some sleep. We both have a big day ahead of us."

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So, just watched Tubbo's lore stream from the other day...

I really don't want a divorce arc, that'd suck :(

Anyway, have some Beeduo angst. Could this classify as hurt/comfort? Idk.  Tho, I can offer you a fluffy beeduo animatic I saw earlier today, so that's my comfort after hurting you (or before hurting you, depending on whether you watched it before or after the oneshot)